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Two-Year-Old Loses Arm in Clothes-Dryer Accident in Mendoza

Prosecutors are treating the case as a household accident with no signs of neglect.

Overview

  • Police say the child inserted her arm into a running dryer at home in Fray Luis Beltrán, Maipú.
  • Her 22-year-old mother rushed her to Hospital Humberto Notti, where emergency surgery could not save the limb.
  • The Ministerio Público Fiscal classified the case as a domestic accident with no immediate evidence of abandonment or negligence.
  • The Oficina Fiscal de Maipú and the provincial ETI opened proceedings to determine circumstances and are accompanying the family.
  • The incident has refocused local attention on childproofing and risks posed by older appliances that lack safety features.